tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919631102243889689.post3124119932965545823..comments2015-08-02T12:42:47.133-04:00Comments on Mothers in Medicine: Consumer Driven Healthcare - Where is it Going?KChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114277144629595998noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919631102243889689.post-86323763850218266932014-04-28T11:15:28.291-04:002014-04-28T11:15:28.291-04:00Hi,An insurance mandate is the best thing she can ...Hi,An insurance mandate is the best thing she can come up with?? Oh, christ! Singapore is number 6 in the WHO study, and their system is pretty damn private, esp. with medical savings accounts for all citizens. And yet, she says you should be forced by law to buy insurance?? Calling yourself a free-market economist but saying that we should be forced by gov&#39;t to buy a certain good makes no sense to me. Really? That&#39;s the ONLY way she can think of to make it &quot;consumer-driven&quot;?Thank you!!<br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`&gt;<br /><a href="http://majakel.co.uk" rel="nofollow">majakel-iso 13485</a>laura smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280177869088083159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919631102243889689.post-3527385279513457322014-04-17T00:08:46.372-04:002014-04-17T00:08:46.372-04:00I think the issue of how to disclose information t...I think the issue of how to disclose information to patients is a diffcult one. Similar to the issue you brought up with radiology, our patients now want their tumor markers released along with the rest of their labs, which means they would be able to see a rising ca-19 or ca-125, sometimes before we do. I feel like whenever we try to push back against patients getting the raw data (and I am also thinking of the the open notes issue) we are accused of being patronizing or deceptive- but the issue is exactly as you put it.. many times the patient would benefit from &quot;data&quot; in this form being put in the right perspective or, if the information is really bad news, hearing it in the office where we can be there to support them through it. <br /><br />healthcare is changing.. patients are demanding more transparency and access to their records, labs, radiology, etc. I think part of that access will mean they can find themslves on their own when it comes to interpreting it all. The Red Humorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797382106235457180noreply@blogger.com